The doctor, who had practices in Gainesville and Hawthorne, was convicted in May 2016 and sentenced Friday in federal court.

She was ordered to serve one year and one day in prison on each count. The terms will run concurrently. She will also serve three years’ of supervised release and perform 400 hour of community service. In addition to the fine, she was ordered to pay more than $1 million in restitution.

The woman was indicted in April 2014 on 210 counts of health care fraud and money laundering. She was charged with submitting fraudulent claims for unnecessary tests, buying drugs from outside the U.S. not approved for use here and giving those drugs to patients without their knowledge or consent.

She was convicted of falsely billing Medicare, Medicaid and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida, in addition to billing insurance companies for counseling, treatment and training procedures that were never performed.

The woman’s Gainesville office was raided by authorities in 2011. In 2013, she closed her practice.

A conviction for health care fraud is devastating. In addition to potential criminal and civil sanctions, charges like these could wreak havoc on professional and personal reputations and there is the very real possibility of losing professional licenses. Any Floridian who suspects that they are under investigation for health care fraud or who has been charged with a related crime should seek the advice of our Florida Criminal Defense Lawyer Richard F. Della Fera, Esq. 954.514.9955 as early in the process as possible to start building the most powerful defense possible.

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Practice—What is a Deposition?

1. It is a good idea to meet with your lawyer before the deposition to talk about the case and what to expect at the deposition.
_______ True _______ FalseTrue.

2. Depositions aren’t as important as trials.
_______ True _______ FalseFalse. It is just as important as trial testimony and may be used in a trial.

3. A judge will be at the deposition to resolve disputes that may arise during the deposition.
_______ True _______ FalseFalse. The lawyers are responsible for conducting the deposition in a professional manner.

4. You are not under oath.
_______ True _______ FalseFalse. The court reporter will swear you in.

5. Your lawyer can advise you during the deposition.
_______ True _______ FalseFalse. You cannot ask your lawyer for advice before you answer a particular question.

6. You lawyer may make objections during the deposition.
_______ True _______ FalseTrue. However, in most situations you will still have to answer the question.

7. Your lawyer can instruct you not to answer a question.
_______ True _______ FalseTrue.

Your lawyer may do this when he or she has a serious disagreement with the lawyer taking the deposition about whether the lawyer is entitled to know the answer to the question. The most common situation is a question that requires you to divulge private or privileged information. Otherwise, lawyers can ask you pretty much whatever they want.

8. You don’t have to tell the lawyer taking the deposition about things your spouse has said
or done.
_______ True _______ FalseTrue. Conversations you have with your spouse and things you know about your spouse donot have to be disclosed.

9. You can go back and correct/clarify something you said earlier while you are under oath.
_______ True _______ FalseTrue.

Practice GIVING CREDIBLE TESTIMONY

1. It’s a good idea to provide the information the lawyer seems to want to know, even if he or she has not yet asked you a direct question.
_______ True _______ False

False.
Don’t volunteer any information. It’s the lawyer’s job to ask questions that will elicit the information. If he or she doesn’t do it, it’s a lost opportunity. Too bad for the lawyer.

2. It never hurts to elaborate on your answer.
_______ True _______ False

False.
Elaborating on your answer is the same thing as volunteering information. Wait for a specific question instead.

3. If you know about a document that the lawyer taking your testimony hasn’t shown you, you should mention it.
_______ True _______ False

False.
Again, don’t volunteer information.

4. You should reply promptly to the lawyer’s questions.
_______ True _______ False

False.
Do not reply until you have thought over the question. Take your time if you need to.

True.
The objection may force the other lawyer to change the question or to drop the subject. Again, don’t volunteer!

6. If you don’t understand a question, you should ask the lawyer to rephrase it.
_______ True _______ False

True.
Make sure you clearly understand every question.

7. If you don’t remember something, you should just say so.
_______ True _______ False

If you don’t remember, you don’t remember. That’s the truth.

8. You should make a little joke from time to time to break up the tension.
_______ True _______ False

False.
First, your little jokes will be transcribed, without the benefit of your tone of voice, your expression, or your gestures. It will almost surely be misinterpreted or twisted to your disadvantage. Second, the other lawyer probably doesn’t have a keen sense of humor during testimony.Third, the tension in the room is not your problem. Stay on task.

Witnesses are often confronted with difficult questions during testimony.